Crater Lake National Park News

By Bob Devlin A proposed timber sale in the Umpqua National Forest deserves serious public attention.

One way to enjoy the weather in Oregon is to go for a nice hike during the winter months.

The Interior Appropriations Bill passed this week includes $1 million for the project.

A strong cold front sweeping into Southern Oregon this afternoon and evening will send temperatures plummeting.

Interpretive ranger Don Clark, a permanent employee currently assigned to Crater Lake National Park, gives a talk on the deep blue lake's physical, chemical, and biological characteristics.

Had a great time touring and hiking in the three parks. Probably the most impressive single thing of all the unique features of these three parks was Crater Lake itself - a huge deep blue lake in the middle of the crater of a huge volcano.

The scale of this place is mind-boggling. That tiny white dot near the center of the photo is a tour boat making its way through Skell Channel, the narrow passage between Wizard Island and Hillman Slide.

Staffers at southern Oregon's Crater Lake National Park and Northern California's Lava Beds National Monument say they had more visitors this summer, apparently because people decided to save money by vacationing closer to home.

As with all of Ken Burns' documentaries, the subjects he tackles are vast and can't always give vital details on every single place or person.

Created in 1848 as the Oregon Territory, and located on the Pacific Coast of the United States, Oregon is the home of the Columbia and Snake Rivers.

By Don Bona 1. What U.S. national park has a lake with no inlet or outlet and is supplied by only by the melting snow, which is on average 533 inches per year? Lake Clark National Park in Alaska; Glacier National Park in Montana; Crater Lake National Park in Oregon; North Cascades National Park in Washington.

Smoke from fires in Southern Oregon has turned the air an unhealthy yellow, but nowhere is it worse than Crater Lake National Park and Shady Cove, and especially Klamath Falls.

Visitors get a free ride into Crater Lake National Park Saturday as part of National Public Lands Day.

This series explores the grand lodges in the western national parks, showcasing a pivotal era of American craft and design.

Featuring: Chris Lane, Vice President of Environmental Affairs, Xanterra Parks and Resorts.

Search and rescue personnel from throughout the region will train beginning this weekend at Crater Lake National Park, near the area where 8-year-old Samuel Boehlke went missing Oct.

Scenic southern Oregon is home to a variety of unique tourist destinations including the Oregon Caves National Monument and Crater Lake National Park.

It's been almost three years since 8-year-old Sammy Boehlke went missing at Crater Lake National Park, but the effort to find him has never really ended.

It's a big, beautiful country and a familiar dream: set out across the United States in your own vehicle, on your own terms.

A 2006 Toyota Sienna minivan can be converted with minimal effort from soccer-mom special to RV Lite.